MambabarangThe Mambabarang is a witch that has the ability to make people ill or die using insects.
They are ordinary looking individuals. The Mambabarangs trains various insects such as beetles, centipedes, cockroaches, locusts and moths to enter people’s bodies. She keeps the insects in a bamboo tube before unleashing them at night to attack their victim. The insects would cause the victim’s body to swell, have boils and lesions. People come to Other sorcerers to seek for remedy against the effects that the Mambabarangs have caused. |
Also known as: Barangan
Origin: Bicol, Waray Creature Type: Witch Habitat: Houses in Communities Etymology: The word "Barang" is a kind of an insect (beetle). |